065. Glitter Pirates in Glitterland by Alexis Hall
Oct 17, 2020•47 min•Ep. 65
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Episode description
Dr. Eric Selinger is back to discuss Glitterland by Alexis Hall and how it's basically a big old allegory for the romance genre. Eric and I speak authoritatively about books we've never read, and how Glitterland addresses mental health stigma.
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Show Notes:
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Guest: Eric Selinger
DePaul website | Twitter | Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction
Eric also lent his expertise to the Modern Romance Canon episode and spoke about the three waves of romance research in episode 063.
Notes:
Books we reference (and either have or have not read):
- Eva Illouz - Consuming the Romantic Utopia: Love and the Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
- The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
- "Elizabeth Lane, reading this as a Christian romance novel": Unfortunately the original links are dead but this is Eric's post writing about his reaction.
- How to Talk About Books That You Haven't Read
- Laura Vivanco - For Love and Money - Chapter 3 is about "Metafiction"
- CS Lewis - Surprised By Joy, which is about his becoming a Christian
- JRR Tolkein - On FairyStories.
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